LHB Erector Set

October 15, 2005

"I think some people, especially in music, can get very self-important and diluted about how important it is for people to hear what they have to say or do and they forget that they're in this world we live in, and there is a very real chance of doing more damage to the ideas you're trying to get across as there is in actually helping what you're trying to say."

"It was kinda crazy," says Walla. "We had 40 times as much money [as before]. It was one of those deal points, here's how much money you get to make a record. Maybe we should have bought an island. We treated ourselves well, but we were really sensible.

"Having a budget 10 times the size doesn't equal a record that's 10 times as good," says the guitarist and Plans' producer. "I think there comes a point where there's an inverse correlation, and fortunately we didn't even get close to using all the cash."

"As far as the major-label infrastructure," Dulli says, "where everything is billed back to you, from videos to phone calls to Fed Exes? Shame on them. The chickens are coming home to roost, as far as the majors go. With the Internet and iTunes and the various doppelgangers that have spawned, I don't think you can stop anybody now. Anybody can be Ani DiFranco today."